Black & White Bridging has appointed Nick Russell as commercial director. Russell joins from TAB, where he was sales director for over five years and his previous experience includes roles at Creation Property Finance, Lambert Smith Hampton and West One Loans. Commenting on his appointment,… The post Black & White Bridging appoints Russell as commercial director appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has appointed Alan Richardson as head of protection excellence. Richardson joins from LifeSearch where he worked for 12 years. In his new role, Richardson will report to MAB protection proposition director Andy Walton. He will play a key role in shaping… The post MAB appoints Richardson to newly created protection role appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Rents were up 2% in the 12 months to December, Goodlord’s latest rental index reveals. However, Goodlord’s data shows that the annual inflationary bump is lower than the year-on-year rental inflation recorded the previous December and far below the 4.6% recorded in both January and… The post Rents up 2% at end of 2025 but price inflation cools: Goodlord appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The Building Societies Association (BSA) has appointed Susan Allen and Caroline Domanski as deputy chairs. Allen (pictured right) is chief executive of Yorkshire Building Society and Domanski (pictured left) is chief executive of No1 CopperPot Credit Union. Both will work alongside the BSA chair Simon… The post BSA appoints Allen and Domanski as deputy chairs appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Iress has appointed Stephen Cowdell as he rejoins the business to take on the role of senior business development manager. With more than 20 years of experience in financial services, Cowdell has worked with UK networks, mortgage clubs, digital advisers and online aggregators. Most recently,… The post Cowdell rejoins Iress as senior business development manager appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Aspen is cutting bridging rates by 60bps on all its loans to UK developers and foreign national investors. The lender’s heavy refurbishment bridge is available at 0.74% per month at 80% LTV and its residential & development exit is now 0.74% per month at 75%… The post Aspen cuts bridging rates by 60bps appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Market Harborough Building Society has made rate reductions and lowered its standard variable rate (SVR. The society’s SVR has been lowered by 0.15% to 7.24%, while two-year fixed rates have been trimmed by 0.05%. It has also dropped its tier one and two monthly bridging… The post Market Harborough and Kensington cut rates appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Running costs continue to rise across the private rented sector, with maintenance and repairs now absorbing close to 40% of total landlord expenditure in some instances, Pegasus Insight research reveals. The Q3 2025 Landlord Trends report reveals that property maintenance and repairs remain the single… The post Landlords spend 25% to 45% of rental income on running costs: Pegasus appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Suffolk Building Society has combined two of its core lending areas to serve expat borrowers looking to build their own home. The new expat self build and renovation product launches with a two-year discount at 6.05% (SVR minus 1.69%), up to £1 million, up to… The post Suffolk BS unveils expat self-build proposition appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
April Mortgages has strengthened its distribution capability with a trio of new appointments to support growth in 2026. Lewis Chinyou-Robinson has been appointed national account manager, taking responsibility for deepening partnerships with key distributors and driving service excellence.He joined April in December 2024 within operations.… The post April Mortgages chases growth with trio of appointments appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
